Does this sound like you? Does this sound like one of the excellent teachers on your faculty?

Teacher Leadership @The Lookstein Center is for teachers who love and excel at their craft and are committed to ongoing improvement. It is for teachers who care about impacting their entire school community while remaining in the place that they love most, their classroom.

Selected participants will emerge from the program ready to become catalysts for ongoing professional growth in their schools. The 16-month program integrates learning, practice, and the development and implementation of a school-specific initiative by each participant.

Program Goals

This program aims to support teachers in their journey to become intentional leaders in their schools and provide the tools to:

Understand and improve current school culture

Engender and contribute to a culture of professional learning

Build trust amongst peers to allow for greater collaboration

Give and receive growth oriented feedback

Effectively observe colleagues and provide supervision

Understand different styles of leadership

Encounter and work through resistance to change

Program Components

Online workshops and sessions

In-person workshops in the NY/NJ area (October 18-19, 2020 & February 7-8, 2021)

Personal coaching

With their coach, each participant will devise a personal growth plan and work to implement a Leadership Initiative project in their school.

Timeline and Important Dates

Applications Due: In light of the current health crisis, we have extended the application deadline until further notice. Please be in touch with Zvi Grumet for information.

Interviews (for selected candidates): April-May 2020

Candidates will be notified late May 2020

Program Dates: September 2020-December 2021

In-person workshops in the NY/NJ area (October 18-19, 2020 & February 7-8, 2021)

Tuition and Fees

Teacher Leadership @ The Lookstein Center is generously subsidized by an anonymous family foundation.

Non-refundable application fee: $85

Tuition: $1950 (does not include travel and accommodation costs for in-person workshops)